H.R. 2003: Pre-K for USA Act
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H.R. 2003: Pre-K for USA Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-06 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Pre-K for USA Act
Plain summary
Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Unless granted a financial hardship waiver, a grant recipient must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.
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Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 1 cosponsors
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Alma S. Adams (D-NC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2003.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115